Group issues warning on consolidation
WASHINGTON (AP) Independent family farmers will be replaced by a ''seamless system'' where big companies produce everything from seed to the shelf unless steps are taken to halt the pace of consolidation in agriculture, a farm group warns.

Thinking Of Children
THE TELEVISION COMMERCIAL aired by shoe giant Nike Inc. was clever and creative. A tiny skater, wearing Nike Air Warp Flex in-line skates, raced a toy train in an oddities shop. It doesn't sound like it would be taken seriously.

Testing And Animals
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS decry the use of animals in laboratory tests. When they are talking about testing of cosmetics, they have a point. Medical research, however, is quite a different story.

Jury Service Firing
A DALLAS COMPANY AND a supervisor in the company got a well-deserved kick in the pants recently regarding the firing of a worker as a retaliation for jury service.

Oddities highlight Oscar nominations
The Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday offered up the expected and unexpected. Some of the surprises:
The Italian movie "Life Is Beautiful" became the first in three decades to be nominated in best picture and foreign language categories. The only other picture to receive nominations in both categories in the same year was the 1969 movie "Z."

Oddities highlight Oscar nominations
The Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday offered up the expected and unexpected. Some of the surprises:
The Italian movie "Life Is Beautiful" became the first in three decades to be nominated in best picture and foreign language categories. The only other picture to receive nominations in both categories in the same year was the 1969 movie "Z."

Women, minorities gain news time on Big Three
Having stood in the shadows for decades, women and minority correspondents are getting more air time than ever before on the Big Three evening newscasts, according to a new survey.

Diving has evolved into a big part of Brian Ferris' life.
Ferris, a junior diver from Monterey, never put much emphasis on the sport until a couple of years ago. In fact, he hadn't even competed in it until his sophomore year. Even then, he expected it to be little more than a simple extracurricular hobby while taking time off from competing in gymnastics.

Panthers top Eagles
Whitharral edged Three Way 48-46 Thursday in a District 13-1A playoff for the No. 1 seed.

Panthers top Eagles
Whitharral edged Three Way 48-46 Thursday in a District 13-1A playoff for the No. 1 seed.

One win priority for MHS
You never really know what to expect when you go to a Monterey girls basketball game this season.

Diving has evolved into a big part of Brian Ferris' life.
Ferris, a junior diver from Monterey, never put much emphasis on the sport until a couple of years ago. In fact, he hadn't even competed in it until his sophomore year. Even then, he expected it to be little more than a simple extracurricular hobby while taking time off from competing in gymnastics.

One win priority for MHS
You never really know what to expect when you go to a Monterey girls basketball game this season.

CCP Mailing List
Those of us who are Concerned Cotton Producers (CCP) would like to apologize to the cotton farmers and landlords in the Southern High Plains/Caprock Boll Weevil Zone who did not receive our CCP mailing.

Trial Similarity?
The trial that is going on in Washington reminds me of another trial that occurred 2,000 years ago. In that trial, the people voted to set the bad guy, Barabbas, free, and the innocent man, Jesus, went to the cross.

Pet Vet Criticized
I am still furious. Seven months ago, I had to get my five-year-old Pomeranian put to death because a veterinarian, with two decades of experience, did not help her.

Coin-Counting Fee
My wife and I were saddened by the letter, "Penny-Counting Fee" (A-J, 2-7), concerning the attempts by some low-income individuals to convert containers of coins into currency at two local banks, only to be informed that there would be a $5 charge for each transaction.

Poor Mail Service
Am I the only taxpayer in the area concerned with the injustice of the U.S. Postal Service? The only other comments I have read or heard about it were in your editorial, "Higher Postage Rates" (A-J, 1-11), expressing your displeasure with this entity's ever-growing profits.

Put America First
Who among us would not agree that America's moral leadership is at rock bottom? Our armed forces are inadequate, taxes are too high, and foreign policy is controlled by politics, not with the benefit of America in mind.

Curtains For Liberals
Democrats / liberals / socialists think they see their opportunity to regain control of our government as the people tire of the "impeachment" hearings. But we cannot go back. There's nothing there.

'Tight' Parking Spot
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, I returned to my vehicle in the parking lot of Albertson's at 50th and Indiana, where I found a note stuck to my driver's side window. It read:

Old Donkey Proverb
America very funny place. Elect lady to be judge. Lawmakers say she not qualified. People say we like her. No remove from office. Lawmakers say pooy on will of people. Must follow law.

County Judgment
Thank you, thank you, County Judge and County Commissioners. Now over $2.5 million for a judgment that I heard could have been taken care of for a lot less. I have heard anywhere from as low as $20,000 to $35,000.

Memories Of Aunt
As Valentine's Day draws near, my mind is naturally preoccupied with thoughts of my dear aunt, and friend, Fran Ramage. Fran died on Valentine's Day two years ago. Fran was a wonderful, funny, spiritual person and she wrote many of the prayers for The Avalanche-Journal during the last 10 years or so of her life.

County Judgment
Thank you, thank you, County Judge and County Commissioners. Now over $2.5 million for a judgment that I heard could have been taken care of for a lot less. I have heard anywhere from as low as $20,000 to $35,000.

Buffalo Bill Article
With great interest, I read the article of the First Buffalo Bill, by R.C. Burns (A-J, 2-1). What caught my attention was the mention of George Cozzy, the buffalo hunter who had killed so many buffalo in Yellowhouse Canyon area. I am wondering if this person is really George Causey (the two names can sound the same).

'Tight' Parking Spot
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, I returned to my vehicle in the parking lot of Albertson's at 50th and Indiana, where I found a note stuck to my driver's side window. It read:

Yule Decorations?
Decoration deliberation. After much thought, I decided not to put up decorations on my house for Christmas 1998. The thought of a wreath on my front door seemed great, but Bob Jones would have come after me for not submitting the "wreath application forms" in early October.

Coin-Counting Fee
My wife and I were saddened by the letter, "Penny-Counting Fee" (A-J, 2-7), concerning the attempts by some low-income individuals to convert containers of coins into currency at two local banks, only to be informed that there would be a $5 charge for each transaction.

CCP Mailing List
Those of us who are Concerned Cotton Producers (CCP) would like to apologize to the cotton farmers and landlords in the Southern High Plains/Caprock Boll Weevil Zone who did not receive our CCP mailing.

Scolaro Vote-Count
I've heard of poor losers in my day and how some seek revenge, but it's appalling to what lengths some will go. I was taught while young how to be a good loser as well as a winner. I have heard of straining at a gnat and swallowing a fly, but I've seen it illustrated lately by some of our noted citizens.

Wayland dedicates new Lubbock campus
Wayland Baptist University students leaned against a brand new wall in their brand new building Thursday and joked about the strange construction odors they had been smelling since classes moved to the new location in October.

'Shower of Hearts' Ball set Saturday
The "Shower of Hearts" Heart Ball sponsored by the Lubbock division of the American Heart Association kicks off Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road.

Writers Association to hold meeting
The South Plain Writers Association will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lubbock Garden & Arts Center, 4215 University Ave. The featured speaker Jerry Stoddard, a Levelland author.

Contagious conjunctivitis is common eye disease
Conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, can certainly be cause for red alert. The ailment, an inflammation of the conjunctiva, is irritating but for the most part is not serious and responds well to medication. Conjunctiv

Correction
A story in Tuesday's Avalanche-Journal incorrectly identified Texas Tech junior Todd Berger's fraternity affiliation. He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Dance to benefit Literacy Coalition
A Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Dance will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today in the banquet hall of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The dance will benefit the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy.

Workshop to focus on help of poetry
The Division of Extended Studies at Texas Tech is now accepting enrollments for a one-day workshop titled "Poetry: A Source of Emotional Health and Healing." The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Matador Room of Tech's University Center.

Dance to benefit Literacy Coalition
A Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Dance will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today in the banquet hall of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The dance will benefit the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy.

Correction
A story in Tuesday's Avalanche-Journal incorrectly identified Texas Tech junior Todd Berger's fraternity affiliation. He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Dance marathon fund-raiser scheduled
Texas Tech students will dance the night and day away in support of a good cause during a 24-hour dance marathon scheduled from 7 p.m. Feb. 26 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Student Recreation Center, on Main Street off Indiana Avenue.

'Shower of Hearts' Ball set Saturday
The "Shower of Hearts" Heart Ball sponsored by the Lubbock division of the American Heart Association kicks off Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road.

Dance marathon fund-raiser scheduled
Texas Tech students will dance the night and day away in support of a good cause during a 24-hour dance marathon scheduled from 7 p.m. Feb. 26 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Student Recreation Center, on Main Street off Indiana Avenue.

Wayland dedicates new Lubbock campus
Wayland Baptist University students leaned against a brand new wall in their brand new building Thursday and joked about the strange construction odors they had been smelling since classes moved to the new location in October.

Workshop to focus on help of poetry
The Division of Extended Studies at Texas Tech is now accepting enrollments for a one-day workshop titled "Poetry: A Source of Emotional Health and Healing." The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Matador Room of Tech's University Center.

LCU business students offer classmates tax help
Lubbock Christian University business students will be making sure their classmates know about the tax breaks available to them during a free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance session today.

LCU business students offer classmates tax help
Lubbock Christian University business students will be making sure their classmates know about the tax breaks available to them during a free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance session today.

Police blotter
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Cates named new director
Sheryl Cates, executive director at Women's Protective Services of Lubbock, has been named the new executive director of the Texas Council on Family Violence.

Jet makes emergency landing here
A Delta Airlines jet made an emergency landing Wednesday morning in Lubbock after the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit, according to police reports.

'People of Vision' dinner scheduled
The Panhandle/South Plains Branch of Prevent Blindness will hold the 1999 "People of Vision" dinner at 7 p.m. March 11 at the Knipling Education Center of Covenant Medical Center. Preston Smith, governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973, will be honored at the dinner.

Felony charges
The Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office has filed the following felony charges:

New city commission to keep eye on race, gender issues
Wedding the former Human Relations Commission with the Committee for Women, City Council members Thursday approved the creation of a new board that will address issues of race, gender, age and disability in Lubbock.

Boy Scouts to hold Pinewood Derby
The Chaparral District of the Boy Scouts of America will host the district Pinewood Derby races at 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at Cavazos Junior High School, 210 University Ave.

Jet makes emergency landing here
A Delta Airlines jet made an emergency landing Wednesday morning in Lubbock after the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit, according to police reports.

Bring Southwest, Native arts home with wares from Adobe Traders
Perhaps it's true there's a silver lining in every cloud. Medical problems indicated a career change for Mitchell Moore last year, and as he considered his options, his favorite Lubbock store became available for sale. He and his wife Stacey made the p

'People of Vision' dinner scheduled
The Panhandle/South Plains Branch of Prevent Blindness will hold the 1999 "People of Vision" dinner at 7 p.m. March 11 at the Knipling Education Center of Covenant Medical Center. Preston Smith, governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973, will be honored at the dinner.

New city commission to keep eye on race, gender issues
Wedding the former Human Relations Commission with the Committee for Women, City Council members Thursday approved the creation of a new board that will address issues of race, gender, age and disability in Lubbock.

Bring Southwest, Native arts home with wares from Adobe Traders
Perhaps it's true there's a silver lining in every cloud. Medical problems indicated a career change for Mitchell Moore last year, and as he considered his options, his favorite Lubbock store became available for sale. He and his wife Stacey made the p

Brock named Highland CEO
John D. Brock has been named chief executive officer for Highland Medical Center by Community Health Systems.

Osborne to speak at annual Benefit Dinner
Lubbock Christian School will hand out its most prestigious awards during its 15th annual Benefit Dinner. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Osborne to speak at annual Benefit Dinner
Lubbock Christian School will hand out its most prestigious awards during its 15th annual Benefit Dinner. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Cancer weapon shows promise
BOSTON (AP) Government scientists have finally managed to duplicate a Harvard doctor's success with an experimental cancer treatment that wipes out tumors in mice. The scientists plan to begin human testing by the fall.

Contagious conjunctivitis is common eye disease
Conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, can certainly be cause for red alert. The ailment, an inflammation of the conjunctiva, is irritating but for the most part is not serious and responds well to medication. Conjunctiv

Testing A Young King
WITH THOSE WORDS, spoken only days before his father died, Jordan's new King Abdullah seems to be assuring the world that he intends to continue pursu

Managers blame public view for aquittal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Resigned to losing their case, the House prosecutors say public opinion polls made a stronger impression on senators than any evidence that President Clinton committed high crimes and misdemeanors.

Supreme Court hears Canadian River dispute
AUSTIN - Attorneys for Panhandle landowners and the state fielded questions Wednesday about land surveys, rainfall and prairie rivers as the Texas Supreme Court considered a decade-old legal dispute over who owns the land along a 35-mile stretch of the Canadian River.

GOP steps up pressure on INS chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two House Republicans say they've run out patience with INS Commissioner Doris Meissner and want her fired if she doesn't act quickly to improve detention and deportation of illegal aliens.

Fraternities, sororitiess tage protest
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College students are so furious at the school's push to get rid of traditional fraternities and sororities that they canceled the keg jump and 20 other events at this weekend's Winter Carnival to show how boring life on campus can be.

National News - Lubbock Online.com Senate auits Clinton of perjury 02/12/99
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate today auitted William Jefferson Clinton of perjury, nearing the end of a 13-month drama that catapulted an affair with a White House intern into only the second presidential impeachment trial in history. The 42nd president was poised to finish his term in office.
Senators voted 55-45 to reject the perjury article, with 10 Republicans joining all 45 Senate Democrats in auittal. "Not guilty as charged," Chief Justice William Rehnquist declared.
A smaller margin was expected to reject a second article of impeachment charging Clinton with obstruction of justice.

GOP may eliminate 'marriage penalty' tax quirk
WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of Republicans, worried that a broad 10 percent income tax cut isn't politically possible, are working on alternatives that include eliminating the "marriage penalty" quirk that makes millions of two-income married couples pay more than if they were unmarried.

GOP may eliminate 'marriage penalty' tax quirk
WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of Republicans, worried that a broad 10 percent income tax cut isn't politically possible, are working on alternatives that include eliminating the "marriage penalty" quirk that makes millions of two-income married couples pay more than if they were unmarried.

Pilot testifies in gondola case
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - Cables supporting a gondola system at a ski resort in the Italian Alps weren't marked as a hazard and were a chronic "danger point" for airplanes, an Italian helicopter pilot testified Friday.

Suicide woman was from Missouri
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) - She traveled until she ran out of money, then locked herself in a motel room and swallowed a fatal dose of insecticide.

New Black Panthers ask judge to demonstrate
JASPER (AP) - The New Black Panther Party asked a state judge Friday to reconsider his restrictions on demonstrations during the capital murder trial of a man accused in the dragging death of a black man.

Impeachment Roll Call
The two votes cast by senators Friday on removing President Clinton from office. The first is on the impeachment article alleging perjury before a grand jury, which was rejected 45-55. The second vote is for the article alleging obstruction of justice, which was rejected 50-50.

A Fund-Raiser Is Sued
AMERICA IS A LAND of plenty, and most citizens who have an abundance are willing to donate some of their money to worthy causes. The question of what causes are worthy is taking on an increasing amount of importance.

GOP steps up pressure on INS chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two House Republicans say they've run out patience with INS Commissioner Doris Meissner and want her fired if she doesn't act quickly to improve detention and deportation of illegal aliens.

Senators, others: Let's move on move on
With Friday's acquittal of President Clinton, federal, state and local party representatives said they are ready to put the matter behind them and move on to other important matters.

Suicide woman was from Missouri
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) - She traveled until she ran out of money, then locked herself in a motel room and swallowed a fatal dose of insecticide.

Clinton to announce U.S. troop deployment
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton will announce today the United States is prepared to contribute ground troops to a NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo if Serbs and ethnic Albanians agree to a political settlement, a senior administration official said Friday night.

Jones disappointed in trial results
CABOT, Ark. (AP) - Paula Jones, whose sexual harassment lawsuit began the scandal that ended with Friday's impeachment vote, said she was disappointed the Senate did not remove President Clinton from office.

Rehnquist says trial made him wiser
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presiding over the Senate trial was a bit of a "culture shock," Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist said Friday as he completed his duties as only the second chief justice to oversee a presidential impeachment trial.

Marines first to go to Kosovo
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration would send 2,200 Marines to Kosovo in the first stage of any peacekeeping mission if there's a need to move quickly and U.S. troops are involved, Pentagon officials said Friday.

Curtis may head Air Force
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton is planning to nominate Charles Curtis, a former acting head of the Energy Department, to the long-vacant post of secretary of the Air Force, a White House official said Friday.

California grant will help forest purchase
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California intends to give a $130 million grant to the federal government as a partial payment for the Headwaters Forest - an unusual transaction intended to get around concerns the property's appraised value has been sharply inflated.

Government allows hunters to shoot geese
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government gave hunters new freedom Friday to shoot hundreds of thousands of additional snow geese as they migrate north - an attempt to protect imperiled Canadian tundra from the birds' voracious appetites.

Clinton near acquittal in 'sordid saga'
WASHINGTON (AP) With acquittal assured, the Senate talked its way through a final full day of closed-door deliberations Thursday at President Clinton's impeachment trial, set for climactic noontime votes today in the case that one Democrat called ''this sordid saga.''
Sen. Olym-pia Snowe of Maine became the fourth Re-publican to declare her intention to vote to acquit on both charges, following the lead of other moderates who broke party ranks a day earlier. Several senators predicted that Susan Collins of Maine would be the fifth, although her office declined comment.
Inside the chamber, where Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided, the talk was blunt at times. ''Over and over and over again, from both sides of the aisle,'' senators denounced the president as a liar, GOP Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah said later.

Cancer weapon shows promise
BOSTON (AP) Government scientists have finally managed to duplicate a Harvard doctor's success with an experimental cancer treatment that wipes out tumors in mice. The scientists plan to begin human testing by the fall.
The closely watched developments involve a natural protein called endostatin. It and a sister protein called angiostatin both work at least in mice by blocking tumors' ability to sprout new blood vessels.

Testing A Young King
WITH THOSE WORDS, spoken only days before his father died, Jordan's new King Abdullah seems to be assuring the world that he intends to continue pursu

Giddiness follows senators' crucial vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Senators, how say you?" asked Chief Justice William Rehnquist, reading from a script rarely used in American history, used only once before to decide the fate of an impeached president. "Is the respondent, William Jefferson Clinton guilty or not guilty?"

Managers blame public view for aquittal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Resigned to losing their case, the House prosecutors say public opinion polls made a stronger impression on senators than any evidence that President Clinton committed high crimes and misdemeanors.

Authorities set grounded ship ablaze, burning up oil cargo
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - A grounded, broken cargo ship blazed away Friday after it was set on fire to prevent a disastrous oil spill, and the strategy appeared to be working, with most of the fuel burning up before it could reach the shoreline.

Altimeter focus of Marine's court-martial
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - The radar altimeter on a Marine jet that sliced through an Italian ski gondola cable, killing 20 people, malfunctioned on two earlier flights but was fixed, two witnesses testified Wednesday.

Secretary of Lyons takes blame
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A secretary for the Rev. Henry Lyons told jurors Friday she accidentally sent a letter to the Anti-Defamation League indicating he'd distributed $225,000 the group gave him to help burned black churches.

Fraternities, sororitiess tage protest
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College students are so furious at the school's push to get rid of traditional fraternities and sororities that they canceled the keg jump and 20 other events at this weekend's Winter Carnival to show how boring life on campus can be.

No heroes emerge from impeachment proceedings
WASHINGTON (AP) - There were no heroes, only survivors, as a somber pair of rollcall votes brought a dignified end to an unseemly chapter of America's political history. At the final gavel, there was relief on Capitol Hill, humility at the White House and mercy for Americans who tired of the rancor long ago.

Clinton near acquittal in 'sordid saga'
WASHINGTON (AP) With acquittal assured, the Senate talked its way through a final full day of closed-door deliberations Thursday at President Clinton's impeachment trial, set for climactic noontime votes today in the case that one Democrat called ''this sordid saga.''

Supreme Court hears Canadian River dispute
AUSTIN - Attorneys for Panhandle landowners and the state fielded questions Wednesday about land surveys, rainfall and prairie rivers as the Texas Supreme Court considered a decade-old legal dispute over who owns the land along a 35-mile stretch of the Canadian River.

Altimeter focus of Marine's court-martial
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - The radar altimeter on a Marine jet that sliced through an Italian ski gondola cable, killing 20 people, malfunctioned on two earlier flights but was fixed, two witnesses testified Wednesday.

A Fund-Raiser Is Sued
AMERICA IS A LAND of plenty, and most citizens who have an abundance are willing to donate some of their money to worthy causes. The question of what causes are worthy is taking on an increasing amount of importance.

L.J. Adams
Graveside services for L.J. Adams, 78, of York Valley, Ariz., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the City of Lubbock Cemetery with the Rev. Donnie Miller officiating.

Tara Edmonds
Memorial services for Tara Glenda Knighten Edmonds of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in New Hope Baptist Church.

Andrew Bengoa
Services for Andrew Bengoa, 30, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. today in Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home with the Rev. Lupe Rando officiating.

Ronald Caffee
Services for Ronald Keith Caffee of Houston will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Resthaven Funeral Home.

Dena Gaschen
Rosary for Dena S. Gaschen, 60, will be at 7 p.m. today in Christ The King Cathedral.

Melva Andrews-Lee
ODESSA (Special) - Services for Melva Jeanene Andrews-Lee, 60, of Bronte were Tuesday in First Assembly of God Church in Odessa with the Revs. David Crispin and Paul Thompson officiating.

Mary Marney
HEDLEY (Special) - Services for Mary Badgett Marney, 67, of Hedley will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church in Hedley with the Rev. Neely Landrum, pastor, officiating.

Matt Nix Jr.
SUDAN (Special) - Services for Matt Nix Jr., 76, of Sudan will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Hawthorne of Amarillo and Rev. Lyndal Fletcher, pastor, officiating.

George Williams Sr.
MORTON (Special) - Services for George G. Williams Sr., 90, of Morton will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Boles, pastor, officiating.

Ava Johnson
Services for Ava Johnson, 95, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rising Star Baptist Church with the Rev. F.B. Bell officiating.

Ada Morris
CLOVIS, N.M. (Special) - Services for Ada Mae Morris, 101, of Clovis will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in First Church of God in Christ with bishop W. Charles Green officiating.

Francisco Rodriguez
ABERNATHY (Special) - Rosary for Francisco C. Rodriguez, 79, of Abernathy will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Luis Dussan, pastor, officiating.

Clyde Davee
ANDREWS (Special) - Graveside services for Clyde Duke Davee, 85, of Perry, Ga., will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Andrews Old Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Gardner, director of education at First Baptist Church in Manchaca, officiating.

Esther Mount
Services for Esther Maxine Mount, 81, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Treat officiating.

Juan Garcia Jr.
LEVELLAND (Special) - Rosary for Juan Garcia Jr., 92, of Levelland will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Head Family Funeral Home Chapel.

Harold Williams
SLATON (Special) - Graveside services for Harold Ebb "Jack" Williams, 92, of Midland will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo under direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.

O.V. Sprawls
TULIA (Special) - Services for O.V. Sprawls, 78, of Tulia will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with Trey Morgan of Central Church of Christ officiating.

Doral Brixey
CROSBYTON (Special) - Services for Doral Brixey, 71, of Crosbyton will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with Lester Griffin, pastor, officiating. Larry Yowell will assist.

Elmer Edwards
HOBBS, N.M. (Special) - Services for Elmer Edwards, 86, of Hobbs will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Jake Armstrong, pastor, officiating.

Russ Fogerson
SLATON (Special) - Services for Russ Fogerson, 73, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Englunds Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Jim Bales, a retired minister, officiating.

Markita Morris
SEAGRAVES (Special) - Services for Markita Morris, 12, of Seagraves will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Seagraves High School Auditorium with the Rev. Roosevelt Moore and the Rev. Morris officiating.

Andrew Bengoa
Services for Andrew Bengoa, 30, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. today in Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home with the Rev. Lupe Rando officiating.

Helen Merrell
Services for Helen Merrell, 84, of Shallowater will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Slaton with the Rev. Larry Hemp officiating.

Georgia Hall
Services for Georgia Ann Hall, 86, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Greater St. Mark Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Armstead officiating.

Lloyd Brawner
Services for Lloyd Brawner, 66, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lakeside Church of Christ with Steve Lyautey officiating.

Markita Morris
SEAGRAVES (Special) - Services for Markita Morris, 12, of Seagraves will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Seagraves High School Auditorium with the Rev. Roosevelt Moore and the Rev. Morris officiating.

Sharon Williams
Graveside services for Sharon D. Williams, 59, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the City of Lubbock Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne R. Williams, pastor emeritus Parkway Drive Baptist Church, officiating.

Matt Nix Jr.
SUDAN (Special) - Services for Matt Nix Jr., 76, of Sudan will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Hawthorne of Amarillo and Rev. Lyndal Fletcher, pastor, officiating.

Ava Johnson
Services for Ava Johnson, 95, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rising Star Baptist Church with the Rev. F.B. Bell officiating.

Maxine Cottingham
MIDLAND (Special) - Services for Maxine Cottingham, 82, of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 2 p.m. today in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Midland under direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home of Hobbs.

Helen Merrell
Services for Helen Merrell, 84, of Shallowater will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Slaton with the Rev. Larry Hemp officiating.

Doral Brixey
CROSBYTON (Special) - Services for Doral Brixey, 71, of Crosbyton will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with Lester Griffin, pastor, officiating. Larry Yowell will assist.

Maxine Cottingham
MIDLAND (Special) - Services for Maxine Cottingham, 82, of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 2 p.m. today in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Midland under direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home of Hobbs.

Tara Edmonds
Memorial services for Tara Glenda Knighten Edmonds of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in New Hope Baptist Church.

Harold Williams
SLATON (Special) - Graveside services for Harold Ebb "Jack" Williams, 92, of Midland will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo under direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.

S.A. Followill
LIPAN (Special) - Services for S.A. Followill, 83, of Lipan will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery under direction of Wiley Chapel.

Browns' draft long on hype, short on talent
The Cleveland Browns picked 37 new players the other day so they could rejoin the NFL after a three-year absence. ESPN2 televised the expansion draft, which was similar to other NFL drafts in that the top selections were introduced to the approval of noisy fans, paraded to the podium and issued a cap bearing the colors of their new team.

On the first day of free agency, everyone waited
Zach Thomas, Miami's AllPro middle linebacker, agreed to a $22.5 million, 5-year deal with the Dolphins on Friday, taking another attractive free agent off what is probably the thinnest market since the system started in 1993.

Lockheed, Oklahoma base win Air Force work
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Pentagon announced Friday that $10 billion in aircraft engine repair work at Kelly Air Force Base will be awarded to aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and a military base in Oklahoma.

Kelley to speak for congregation
Ron Kelley of Pasadena, Calif., will be the guest speaker at 10 a.m. Saturday for the Worldwide Church of God congregation, which meets at 2002 60th St., in the Vandelia Church of Christ building.

Kelley to speak for congregation
Ron Kelley of Pasadena, Calif., will be the guest speaker at 10 a.m. Saturday for the Worldwide Church of God congregation, which meets at 2002 60th St., in the Vandelia Church of Christ building.

Pioneers open season, brand new field today
It's not often that a college baseball coach returns a full pitching staff from the year before but sees something that excites him more. That's how it is for Wayland Baptist coach Brad Bass, because it's not every year that a team opens a new stadium.

Pioneers open season, brand new field today
It's not often that a college baseball coach returns a full pitching staff from the year before but sees something that excites him more. That's how it is for Wayland Baptist coach Brad Bass, because it's not every year that a team opens a new stadium.

Four-time all-star Mark Price retires
ATLANTA (AP) - Mark Price could have played another season, but he was frustrated by the injuries, weary of all the moving around and anxious to get on with the rest of his life.

Chaparrals try to build on upset
Lubbock Christian University has pulled off some of the biggest Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball upsets in the past two seasons. But the Chaparrals have struggled to follow those upsets with victories.

Texas cowboys taking state rodeos by storm
Fort Worth is the only place to be during the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, especially if you are a Texas rodeo cowboy. As expected, the Lone Star cowboys stamped their brand on several of the titles won in Fort Worth.

Legislative package aims to put squeeze on teen drug use
AUSTIN A package of bills introduced Thursday would crack down on teen-age solicitation of drugs, hand parents a tool for determining drug use among their children and stiffen punishment for those who make and sell drugs that result in death.

Foot Locker loses discrimination case
AUSTIN (AP) - A federal jury has awarded $341,000 to a former Foot Locker shoe store manager who said the company discriminated against its black employees.

Texas cowboys taking state rodeos by storm
Fort Worth is the only place to be during the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, especially if you are a Texas rodeo cowboy. As expected, the Lone Star cowboys stamped their brand on several of the titles won in Fort Worth.

Legislative package aims to put squeeze on teen drug use
AUSTIN A package of bills introduced Thursday would crack down on teen-age solicitation of drugs, hand parents a tool for determining drug use among their children and stiffen punishment for those who make and sell drugs that result in death.

Tigers at Lady Raiders
Texas Tech went on a 22-6 run early in the second half and buried Texas A&M 74-52 on Wednesday in Lubbock. Colorado handed Missouri its sixth consecutive road loss, 74-62, on Tuesday in Boulder, Colo.

New wrinkles have boosted Tech's offense
Texas Tech's new offense really isn't new for the Lady Raiders. It can be effective, though, with senior guards Rene Hanebutt and Julie Lake pulling the trigger.

Tech tennis losing streak continues
Texas-El Paso's Tanja Magoc won the No. 1 singles and paired with teammate Claudia Santos for a doubles win Thursday at the Athletic Training Center, leading the Lady Miners to a 6-3 tennis win against Texas Tech.

Tech tennis losing streak continues
Texas-El Paso's Tanja Magoc won the No. 1 singles and paired with teammate Claudia Santos for a doubles win Thursday at the Athletic Training Center, leading the Lady Miners to a 6-3 tennis win against Texas Tech.

Tech softball loses two in tourney
ARLINGTON - The Texas Tech softball team's early-season problems persisted Friday in a pair of losses in the opening day of action at the Texas-Arlington Tournament.

Raider baseball team squeaks by Trojans
LOS ANGELES (Special) Each step this season, the Texas Tech baseball team has faced a certain challenge. Friday's three-game series opener against Southern California was going to provide the biggest so far in the young season.

Catchers' paths will cross again
When people make comparisons, they just laugh. When people try to build up a rivalry, they just shrug. But when someone asks about their friendship, their eye tones become clear.

Big 12 equals big competition
Coaches, players and fans said almost from the outset that Big 12 women's basketball this season would be the most competitive in the league's brief existence. Five days in February probably convinced any doubters.

Aquittal tops world news
LONDON (AP) - World leaders were largely silent but TV stations in Europe led news broadcasts Friday with the Senate's auittal of President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

Ethiopia, Eritrea exchange fire
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia and Eritrea exchanged artillery fire Wednesday, while the United Nations sought to cut off the flow of arms to the two countries' violent border dispute.

Encounters in Jordan echo in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's first lady Sara Netanyahu finally shook hands with Suha Arafat, her Palestinian counterpart. But Syria's president strolled by before she had a chance to say "Shalom."

Arafat revives idea of statehood
JERUSALEM (AP) - Almost in passing, Yasser Arafat revived an old idea on Friday: a confederation between Jordan and a future Palestinian state. Immediately, he had everyone guessing about his motives.

Ethiopia, Eritrea exchange fire
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia and Eritrea exchanged artillery fire Wednesday, while the United Nations sought to cut off the flow of arms to the two countries' violent border dispute.

Encounters in Jordan echo in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's first lady Sara Netanyahu finally shook hands with Suha Arafat, her Palestinian counterpart. But Syria's president strolled by before she had a chance to say "Shalom."